Index cutting and printing machine.



No. 828,568. PATEN'IED AUG. 14, 1906.

W. A. PHILPOTT, JR.

INDEX CUTTING AND PRINTING MACHINE. AHLIOATION FILED AUG. 17,1903.

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' N0. 828,568. l PATENI'EDAUG. 14, 1906.

W. A. PHILPOTT, JR.

INDEX CUTTING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILBD AUG-17,1903.

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i lUNITED STATESY PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. PHILIOTI, JR., OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ANGUS Gr. MAOKAY, O F NEW YORK, N. Y.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1906.

Application filed August 17, 1903. Serial No. 169,729.

To a/ZZ whom, it mld/y concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. PHILPOTT, l

Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Niagara Falls, inthe county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Index Cutting and Printing Machines, of which the following is a specification. f

This invention relates to a machine for cutting and printing index books or sheets of that kind in which the marginal portion of each sheet below its index character is cut away to expose the index characters of the under sheets.

The machine is of that type having a horizontally-moving feed table on which the sheets are clamped and which is fed intermittently beneath a vertically-reciprocating index-cutter to properly position the successive marginal portions of the sheets which bear the index characters.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets, Figure l is a front elevation of the upper portion of an index cutting and printing machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section thereof in line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary end elevation thereof. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear sectional elevation in line 5 5, Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation in line 6 6, Fig. 3, showing the ratchet mechanism. Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the feed-adjusting device.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

The main frame may be of any suitable construction, that shown in the drawings comprising a horizontal bed A, supported by legs a, a rearwardly-projecting frame extension a', and a cutter-standard a?, rising from the frame extension.

B represents the feed-table or work-support, which is provided with front and rear bars or portions b b, which rest and slide upon the tops of the front and rear vertical walls c of the bed. The front wall of the bed is provided with a track which projects up into a corresponding groove in the front bar of the feed-table, and the latter is provided at its rear side with depending hooks c', which engage in a horizontal groove c2 in the rear wall of the bed to hold the feed-table on the latter.

.The feed-table is provided at its rear side with a longitudinalv cutting-block D, which is provided at its ends with journals seated in suitable bearings at the ends-of the table. The cutting-block is rectangular in cross-section and is provided on one face with a cutting strip or plate d, of suitable relatively soft material-such, for instance, as copperfor the knife to strike against in cutting the index-leaves and on the adjacent face with type d for printing the index characters. When cutting, the block is supported, as shown in Fig. 3, with the cutting-plate uppermost beneath the edges of the index-leaves, and when the characters are to be printed the block is turned a quarter-revolution to bring the type uppermost. The cuttingblock is provided with a'handle d2 for turning the same. The index-leaves are placed on the feed-tablewith their rear edges, which are to be cut, over the cutting-block and are securely held on the table by a suitable clamp. The clamp shown in the drawings is constructed as follows: E represents brackets arranged at the opposite ends of the feedtable and each of which is provided with a bifurcated inner end which straddles the end of the table. through a smooth hole in the upper' portion of the bracket and an elongated slot e in the table, having its lower threaded end engaging in a threaded hole in the lower portion of the bracket. When the clamping-screws are loosened, the brackets can be adjusted forwardly or rearwardly on the table to the desired position, and they are held by ti htening the clamping-screws which draw t e bifurcated ends of the brackets together to tightly grip the table. F represents upright posts provided with screw-threaded Shanks which pass throu h vertical holes in the outer portions of the c amp-brackets and work in the threaded holes of adjusting-nuts f, coniined in recesses or pockets in the outer ends of the brackets. G represen-ts a horizontal clamping-bar which is pivoted at its opposite ends to the lower ends of parallel links g, pivoted at their upper ends to the upper ends of the upright posts F. One of the links is extended above its fulcrum on the post to form an operating handle or lever g for the clamp. By swinging this lever the clamping-bar is raised and lowered to release and clamp the index-leaves between itself and the feedtable. When the clamping-bar is swung A clamping-screw e passes IOO known form and is secured to the lower end' of an upright shank or slide-head c', mounted to reciprocate vertically in suitable guide-i bearings in arms i2, projecting forwardly from Lthe cutter-standard. The cutter is reciprocated by a treadle J, which is pivoted on a rod or shaft jat the rear lower portion of the main frame and extends Jforwardly to a point with-j .in reach of the operators foot. The treadle is connected to the cutter-head by a link j',

vpivoted at its lower end to the treadle and at its upper end to a lug or arm projecting from Ythe cutter-head.

1'2 j represent, respectively, a counterbal-' aiming-weight on the rear end of the treadleZ and a spring connected to the link j and to the machine-bed for raising or returning the fcutter and treadle to their normal raised position after the treadle-bar has been depressed to lower the cutter.

The feed mechanism for moving the feed` table intermittently or step by step past the cutter to bring the successive parts of the index-sheets into proper position to be cut is constructed as follows, (see Figs. 3, 6, and `7 K represents a horizontal transverse feed-shaft, which isj ournaled in suitable bearings in the rear wall of the bed and frame extension. The shaft is provided at its front end in front of the rear wall of the bed with a gear-wheel 7c, which meshes with a toothed rack 7c on the bottom of the rear bar of the Afeed-table. Lis a ratchet-wheel, which is sej cured to the feed-shaft intermediate of its ends, and Z is a pawl-lever, which is mounted to swing loosely on the feed-shaft and is provided at its outer end with a pawl Z, which engages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel. The pawl-lever is connected by a link Z2 to the link j', which connects the cutter with its operating-treadle, so that the pawl-lever is operated simultaneously with the cutter. M represents a stationary cam, which is arranged beside the ratchet-wheel and is secured in any suitable manner to the frame extension. The

stationary cam is provided with a face m, which is concentric with the ratchet-wheel, and with a cam-face fm/ at its end. The pawl is provided with a lateral projection or pin m2, adapted to engage and ride on the faces mam of the stationary cam. N represents an adjustable shield, which is provided with acurved face n, concentric with the ratchetwheel, upon which the lateral pin carried by the pawl is adapted to ride. The adjustable shield is secured to a hollow shaft or sleeve n, which loosely surrounds the feed-shaft and extends rearwardly through the rear bearing for said shaft. The sleeve has secured to or formed on its outer end an arm or plate n2, which is provided with a pointer or index n3 and stands beside a stationary graduated plate n4, secured to the rear end of the frame extension. The index arm or plate is provided with a slot n, curved concentric with the ratchet-wheel shaft, and a screw p6, secured to the dial-plate, passes through said slot and is provided at its outer end with a thumb-nut m7, whi ch when tightened clamps the index arm or plate against the graduated plate to hold the index-arm and the adjustable shield stationary in the desired position. When the treadle is depressed, the pawl-lever is moved downwardly, and the lateral in on the pawl rides on the curved face of t e adjustable shield, thereby holding the pawl out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchetwheel. When the treadle is released, it is raised by the spring and weight and the pawllever is moved upwardly. When the lateral pin on the shield, the pawl dro s into engagement with the teeth of the ratc et-wheel, and the latter is carried with the pawl until the lateral pin on the pawl engages the cam-face of the stationary shield M, which lifts the pawl out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchetwheel, and thus prevents further movement of the ratchet-wheel and feed-shaft. By properly setting the adjustable shield by means of the index-arm the pawl can be caused to engage with the ratchet-wheel sooner or later in the upward movement of the pawl-lever, thus increasing or decreasing the effective movement of the pawl, and consequently lengthening or shortening the movement of the feed-table. The stationary shield holds the pawl out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel when the parts are at rest or in their normal position with the treadle and cutter-head raised. The feed-shaft is thus free to rotate in either direction, and the feed-table can be moved by hand on its way to properly position the index-sheets to make a cut at any desired point. The shield can be quickly and easily adjusted, and the position of the index on the graduated plate indicates the length of movement of the feed-table in different positions of the shield.

O represents an inking roller or wheel for applying ink to the type on the cutter-block. This inking-roller is journaled on a lever P, pivoted on the link connecting the cutterhead with the operating-treadle, and when the cutter-head is reciprocated the roller is moved across-the face of the type, applying ink thereto. The .roller may be provided with inks of different colors, and suitable means Q is provided for holding the inkingpawl passes off of the adjustableA ICO plunger guided in the standard, an operatingmaining sheets.

roller out of contact with the type at alternate downward movements of the treadle for the urpose of applying the different colors of in \to the alternate type. As this means is known and forms no part of the present invention, it is not described in detail herein.

The operation ofthe machine is as follows: The index-sheets are clamped on the-feedtable face downward with the edges to be cut over the cutting-block and the bottom ends of the sheetsthat is, the ends on which the last index character will appear-at the left beneath the cutter, as indicated in Figs. l and 2. The operator turns the end of the sheet or sheets which will bear the last index character-for instance, Z-back out of the path of the knife, and the latter is lowered by depressing the treadle J and cuts the re- The treadle is released and it and the cutter are raised and the feed-table moved forward one step by the feed mechanism in the manner explained, and the sheet or sheets for the next to the last character are turned back out of the path of thecut-ter and the latter again lowered to make the second cut. This operation is repeated until all of the index-spaces are cut. After the cutting operation is completed the index characters are printed in the usual manner by lifting the cut edgesof the sheets and turning the cutting-block to bring the type thereon uppermost and then pressing the edges of the sheets down against the inked type.

. I claim as my invention- 1. In a machine of the class described and n in combination a main frame, a horizontallymovable supporting-table slidably mounted thereupon, an open frame extension projecting rearwardly from the main frame, a standard having y a hollowed-out base supported upon the extension-frame and providing an inclosing wall for theupper side thereof, a

lever, av link connecting the same to the `plunger and means for feedin the table st ep y step including ratchet mec anism located within the housing provided by the frame extension and the base of the standard, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the class described, a main frame, a horizontally-movable supporting-table slidably mounted thereon, an extension-frame projecting rearwardly from the central portion of the main frame, a shaft extending from front torear of the frame extension with its front end projecting through the rear wall of the main frame, a gearmounted on the latter end, a rack on the lower side of the table intermeshing with the gear, means for rotating the gear to feed the table step by step including a ratchet-wheel iixed to the shaft and a pawl-carrier revoluble about the shaft having a pawl associated therewith, a standard rising from the frame extension and covering` the said feed mechanism, a plunger mounted in the standard, an operatin -lever, a vertically-arranged link extending t ough the frame extension and standard and connecting the lever to the plunger and a second link secured at one end to the first-named link and at its opposite end to the pawl-carrier, substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the class described and in combination a frame, a supporting-table horizontally movable thereon, a means for advancing the table step by step while normally permitting the reciprocation of the table back and forth including, a rack on the table, a gear 0r pinion intermeshing therewith, a pinion-shaft, a ratchet-wheel fixed thereon, a pawl-carrier, means for oscillating the latter, a pawl associated with the carrier, and means for throwing the pawl 'out of engagement with the ratchet at the termination of each step of the table and for maintaining the same out of engagement, substantially as described.

Witness my hand this 22d day of July,

WILLIAM A. PHILPOTT. Jn.

AWitnesses:

JN0. J. BONNER, CHAs. W. PARKER. 

